Students understand the principles of the behaviour of the main structural elements.
Students learn how to properly and correctly determine the actions on statically indeterminate structures, with special focus of continuous beams and frames.
Students study the main construction material properties and the action typologies.
Students learn how to properly proportion, design and verify simple structural elements made by steel, reinforced concrete and wood (brief notes). The main design principles for two-way slabs and deep beams will be also provided.
Finally, brief notes on some peculiar aspects of reinforced concrete, such as creep, shrinkage, as well as the behaviour at ultimate limit states, will be provided.

Chalk and talk style lectures and tutorials will be generally provided. Occasionally slides and presentations will be utilized.
At least one visit to the University structural Laboratory and one visit to a construction site will be generally organized.